Nile 5: fostering learning across the BDC in support of innovation and adaptive management

Lead person: Tilahun Amede (2010-2012), Alan Duncan (2013-2014)

Team members: Peter Ballantyne, Ewen Le Borgne, Pamela Pali, Kees Swaans.

Partners:

See the final completion report for project N5.

Project Brief / Brochure

	Outcomes	Indicators	Level of data collection	Tools to use
Nile 2	Change 2: Wereda, Regional, and/or NGO planners active in study site landscapes are using more effective tools for planning for RMS at landscape scale: 1) Evidence-based 2) Tailored to different social and ecological niches 3) Cross-sectoral 4) Participatory	Wereda, Regional, and/or NGO planners active in study site landscapes are aware of potential entry points for evidence based planning for RMS	Actors-NGOs, Govt depts, private sector, universities	KAPP survey
		Actors are willing to trial tools with support from N2	Actors-NGOs, Govt depts, private sector, universities	KAPP survey
		Actors are able to undertake evidence based RMS planning	Actors-NGOs, Govt depts, private sector, universities	KAPP survey
	Change 3: Those implementing water resource and other agricultural development plans (Wereda and NGO staff) are more effectively implementing RWM plans.	Those training and supervising extension agents and NGO field staff are aware of incentives that can be used to motivate them	Actors-NGOs, Govt depts, private sector, universities	KAPP survey
		Actors implementing water resources and other agricultural development plans are more motivated and engaged in their work	Actors-NGOs, Govt depts, private sector, universities	KAPP survey
	Change 4: Increased collective action and institutions for uptake of RMS at farm and community levels, and these supported by Wereda, DA's and NGO's actors	Community resource managment actually works to increase overall productivity in certain areas of the landscape	Household, Farm level and Plot level	HH and Plot level survey
		Increased capacity in Wereda , Das and NGOs to support collective action	Actors-NGOs, Govt depts, private sector, universities	Capacity assessment
		Farmers and communities more willing to innovate and adopt	Household	HH Survey
		Increased capacity of farmers and communities to engage in collective action and other local agents to support them	Household, community level	FGDs, HH survey
	Change 5: Researchers: Universities, NARES, Nile BDC and other BDC projects are using N2 results in their research and extending research approach to other areas	Nile BDC Researchers use data and indicator values on suitable social and ecological niches for RMS, and impacts of various RMS on hydrology, livelihood and ecosystem services	Project partners	KAPP survey
		Universities and NARES appreciate the benefit of framework approach to assessment of RMS	Actors-NGOs, Govt depts, private sector, universities	KAPP survey
		Universities have increased capacity to do research using landscape approaches and innovative frameworks for assessment of water use, livelihood and ecosystem impact	Actors-NGOs, Govt depts, private sector, universities	KAPP survey
	Change 6: Policy and administrative changes reflect greater focus on RWM for the Nile and solutions that reflect N2 RMS recommendations including strategies for better targeting, planning, implementation and/or uptake of RMS	A: Policy makers have appreciation of the potential for RMS for landscapes to improve water use and people's livelihoods	Actors-Polciy makers	Policy analysis
		K: Policy makers are aware of new ideas how to go about tailoring policy to result in better outcomes for RMS	Actors-Policy makers	Policy analysis

N3	Change 1: Broaden the scope of regional institutes' research beyond the application of blanket approches towards more targeted interventions	GIS skills in OARI and ARARI developed	Project partners, other partners	Capacity assessment
		Databases are used by N4, OARI and ARARI	Project partners, other partners	KAPP survey
		ARARI and OARI apply the framework/methodology to identify targeted water mngt interventions in their region	Project partners, other partners	KAPP survey
	Change 2: Policy makers will incorporate the concept of tailoring water management policies to specific bio-physical and socio-economic conditions in the Ethiopian highlands in their decision making process	Policy makers are aware of the usefulness of suitability and recommendation domain maps	Actors-Policy makers	KAPP survey
		Suitability and recommendation domain maps are used by N5 to influence a wider group of policy makers	NB	NB
	Change 3: NGOs and extension services are more effectively implementing RWM through tailoring the interventions to specific biophysical and socio-economic conditions in the Ethiopian highlands	Suitability and recommendation domain maps are known to and useful for NGOs and extension services	NB	NB
		Suitability and recommendation domain maps are used by N2 and N4 to inform their work	NB	NB
	Change 4: Regional partners scale out methodologies to similar land use systems elsewhere in the Nile Basin	Regional bodies are aware of the usefulness of suitability and recommendation domain maps and methodology		KAPP survey
		Regional bodies are keen to implement the same methodology elsewhere in the Nile Basin		KAPP survey
	Change 5: The other NBC projects are using N3 results in their research and communication activities	N2 and N4 use N3 analysis, data and results in their activities	NB	NB
		N5 integrates N3 results in their outreach and communication efforts	NB	NB

Nile 4	Actor and Change 2: Planners and designers working at local, national and transboundary levels (including ENTRO) in water resource planning and development are using an integrated water and land management perspective to engage in scenario and trade- off analysis. They are then using this better informed analysis to negotiate fair use of the available resources and to identify win-win solutions	Planners and designers working at local and national levels in water resource planning and development and ENTRO	Actors-NGOs, provate sector, Govt departments	KAPP survey
		Actors are able to perform multiple scenario analysis of interventions across scales	Actors-NGOs, provate sector, Govt departments	KAPP survey
		Increased use of MCA for decision making	Actors-NGOs, provate sector, Govt departments	KAPP survey
	Actor and Change 3: Basin institutions (e.g. NBI and ASARECA) working in trans-national levels improve their planning, decision making and resource allocations using the developed knowledge. They will be able to promote improved decision making processes They will work beyond their traditional institutional boundaries (spatial, hierarchical and sectoral)	Increased interest of ASARECA and NBI stakeholders and willing to participate in the research process	Actors-All	KAPP survey
		At least one similar action research and analysis of consequences of water management works have been expanded or adopted in another sub-basin	Actors-All	KAPP survey
		Number of invitations to the project implementing groups to workshop, development forum etc, reflected in project progress report	NB	NB
	Actor and Change 4: Governments (federal and regional) and policy makers will have capacity to look at alternative strategies and able to adopt appropriate decision making process to develop high impact policy, strategies and actions	At least one institution uses the new strategies and document it in the project reports	Actors-NGOs, provate sector, Govt departments	KAPP survey
		Number of people trained and appreciating RWM	NB	NB
		Number of expressed appreciations /references during policy makers dialogues documented/noted	Actors-Policy Makers	Document review
		Number of quotations of findings and recommendations in strategy documents	NB	NB
	Actor and Change 5: Donors, NGOs working in the regions and Extension Service Providers will have menu of options and can focus more on demand driven and high impact priorities and investment	Actors that have adopted interventions are invited to dissemination forums and able to share their experiences	Actors-NGOs, provate sector, Govt departments	KAPP survey
		Number of actors/donors participated in such investment and level of investment monitored and documented	Actors-NGOs, provate sector, Govt departments	KAPP survey
	Actor and Change 6: Researchers: Universities, NARES and Nile BDC projects will be able to link research to fundamental problems of the basin and align research more towards problem solving	Number of participating researchers institutions increased	Actors-NGOs, provate sector, Govt departments	Actor inventoty
		Number of universities accepted the request for students and announced	Actors-universities	Actor inventoty
		Number of engaged students are stable and interest shown are significant. Participation and accomplishment are documented in the progress report.	Actors-universities	NB
		Number of co-publications increased. Increased number of partnership observed. These are documented in the project progress report	Actors-All	NB

Nile 5	Employ evidence -based, responsive and demand-led quality planning and action	Extent to which partners work in an integrated manner	Actors-NGO, private sector, govt depts	Social Netwrok Analysis
		Institutions have K&S to apply proven tools and methods	Actors-NGO, private sector, govt depts	KAPP survey
		Extent of use of participatory planning process in RWM with other stakeholders	Actors-NGO, private sector, govt depts	KAPP survey
	Promote& use sustainable and effective RWMs	Use of approaches developed / compiled by the team	Actors-NGO, private sector, govt depts	KAPP survey
	Promote& use sustainable and effective RWMs	Use of technologies, practices developed / compiled by the team	Men and Women farmers	HH survey /FGDs
	Develop and institutionalize responsive and appropriate RWM policy and institutional arrangements	invitation of the NBDC to make presentations, present key note papers and facilitate policy fora	Internal
		Changes in policies and instituional practice of RWM	Actors-NGO, private sector, govt depts	Policy analysis
	Live up to the principles of CPWF & ensure effective internal commitment to NMDC agenda	changes in facilitation skills of actors	Actors-NGO, private sector, govt depts	KAPP survey
		changes in extent of team work	project partners	Social Netwrok Analysis
		Acknowledgement of the role of NBDC in RWM	Actors-NGO, private sector, govt depts	Document review

	Intermediate impacts
	Increased use of RWM practices	Number of men and women farmers using different RWM practices	Men and Women farmers	HH survey
Impact statement: “To increase the productivity of water for food and livelihoods, in a manner that is environmentally sustainable, socially acceptable, and alleviates poverty for all disadvantaged groups”.	Increased use of RWM practices	Men and women farmers perception of different RWM practices	Men and Women farmers	HH survey /FGDS
	Number and area under different RMW technologies	Men and women farmers perception of different RWM practices	Men and Women farmers	HH surveys
	Increased access to water by men and women farmers	Perceptions of men and women on adequacy of water	Men and Women farmers	HH survey /FGDS
		What are the costs of collecting the water	Men and Women farmers	HH surveys
		Who in the hosuehold has access and makes decisions on use of the water	Men and Women farmers	HH surveys /FGDs
		Different types of uses for the water	Men and Women farmers	HH surveys /FGDs
	Increased water productivity	Measure of output per unit of water	Men and Women farmers	Case studies ??
	Increased water productivity	Value of output per cost of water	Men and Women farmers	Case studies ??
	Improved environmental benefits from better water management	Extent of reduction of water loss through erosion	Men and Women farmers	Experimental plots
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	Increased prodcution /productivity of target crops	Yield per unit area for target crops using water from RWM practices	Men and Women farmers	Plot level data
		Total household output for target crops	Men and Women farmers
		Average milk production per cow per lactation	Men and Women farmers	HH survey
	Lonterm impacts
	Increased income be men and women farmers	Household income an proportion under the management of men, women and joint	Men and Women farmers	HH survey
		Contribution of crop and livestock income to total housheold income	Men and Women farmers	HH survey
	Increased asset accmulation	Houseold asset index and proportion of the index held by men and women	Men and Women farmers	HH survey
		Contribution of livestock to the household asset index	Men and Women farmers	HH survey
	Improved household food security and individual nutrition	Household and Individual Dietary Diversity Score	Men and Women farmers	HH survey
		Housheold Food Consumption Score	Men and Women farmers	HH survey
		Months of adequate household food provisioning	Men and Women farmers	HH survey